The summer calm could soon give way to a storm. The 38 establishments of the Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), which cares for almost 8 million people a year, are preparing for a major industrial action in the autumn. Four major unions - CGT, FO, CFTC and UNSA - representing more than 6 out of 10 employees, are calling for general assemblies in all departments from August 25, 2025. The aim would be to organize a joint strike against the new government savings plan, according to franceinfo.
Unveiled in mid-July by François Bayrou, the plan aims to achieve savings of €44 billion. Among the most contested measures are the doubling of the annual ceiling on medical deductibles, from €50 to €100, and the possible increase in the amount per act - €1 to €2 per box of medicines, €2 to €4 for a consultation.
The unions also reject the planned elimination of two public holidays, and denounce already worsening working conditions: rushed schedules, work-related accidents difficult to recognize, chronic overload... For them, this project would only worsen the situation.
The CGT calls it a"new attack on the principle of solidarity" of Social Security, while the UNSA denounces an"odious attack" on patients. Their common demand is clear: the outright withdrawal of the Bayrou-Macron plan.
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